@JustinMac84 Actually it's 1.5Gb for the browser ... and another 5Gb for a sodding local AI model I didn't ask for *which is non-removable and Chrome re-downloads it if you delete it*. Hence nuking the app completely.
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@cstross you might try those misbehaving sites in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ungoogled_Chromium ?
@cstross I've done the same on Windows. I've switched browsers to Brave for now. Sigh...
@cstross 6.5 GB for an internet browser! How ridiculous!
@JustinMac84 Actually it's 1.5Gb for the browser ... and another 5Gb for a sodding local AI model I didn't ask for *which is non-removable and Chrome re-downloads it if you delete it*. Hence nuking the app completely.
@cstross At least it's local I guess, but that's an outrageous amount of space for a feature you can't opt out of.
@cstross If Google is doing this to offload CPU to the hapless users, perhaps some enterprising individual can come with a poisoned version of the file. Your computer, your rules?
@cstross Good choice, and if you want FF without AI, then switch to Waterfox. You can still use your firefox profile btw, so no need to download all your plugins again.
@cstross I switched to Vivaldi a few months ago and I am pretty happy with it.
